Topless Yoon Suk-yeol painting shuts Seoul government exhibition

An exhibition in Seoul, organized by the government, was unexpectedly closed because of a provocative painting showing South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and First Lady Kim Keon-hee nude. The exhibit, called Goodbye in Seoul, was held at the National Assembly Building but lasted only a few hours before the secretariat pulled the plug. The artwork features Yoon wielding a sword over the city. Officials raised concerns about potential violations of 'individual rights, public morals, and social ethics,' including defamation. Although the event, which included 80 works from 30 artists, was meant to run for five days, it was cut short. This event comes during a period of growth in South Korea’s art scene, coinciding with the Frieze art fair and rising censorship in Hong Kong.